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The report provides regional breakdowns with percent change for applicants and applications, including totals, an “Other” category note, and school volume change categories. Additional sections analyze applicants by US ethnicity, law school type, gender identity, and LSAT score ranges, including highest LSAT grouped results and ungrouped high-score details with caution about small cell counts.","Year To Date American Bar Association 2026 Applicant and Application Counts  \nDate Range  \n10/1/2025 􀁎  \n8/27/2026 􀁎  \nThe following tables are breakdowns ofABA 2026 applicants and applications by region and the percent change from last year. These figures are based on enrollment year 2026 data received through 8/27/2026 and enrollment year 2025 data received through 8/27/2025 .  \nAs compared to one year ago, current year applicants are up 7 .9% . As compared to two years ago, current year applicants are up 27 .4 % .  \nApplicants  \nRegion  \nLast Year  \nCurrent Year  \nPercent Change  \nFar West  \nGreat Lakes  \n10 , 108  \n10 , 946  \n8 .3%  \n9 , 162  \n10 , 041  \n9 .6%  \n9 ,211  \n9 , 824  \n6 .7 %  \nMountain West  \n2 ,291  \n2 , 508  \n9 .5%  \n4 , 064  \n4 , 547  \n11 .9%  \nNortheast  \n3 , 804  \n4 , 051  \n6 .5%  \n12 ,285  \n13 , 309  \n8 .3%  \nNorthwest  \n2 , 017  \n2 ,210  \n9 .6%  \nOther  \n2 , 800  \n2 , 701  \n-3 .5%  \n South Central   \n Southeast   \n Total 76,474 82,487 7 .9%   \nMidsouth  \n9 , 339  \n10 , 172  \n8 .9%  \nMidwest  \nNew England  \n11 , 393  \n12 , 178  \n6 .9%  \nAs compared to one year ago, current year applications are up 10 .8% . As compared to two years ago, current year applications are up 35 .5% .  \nApplications  \nRegion Last Year Current  \nYear  \nPercent Change  \n Far West 72 , 170 80 350 11 .3%   Great Lakes 75 ,211 82 262 9 .4 %   Midsouth 89 159 97 , 388 9 .2 %   Midwest 14 ,417 16 285 13 .0%   Mountain West 16 , 897 18 451 9 .2 %   New England 54 273 62 , 054 14 .3%   Northeast 96 206 108 842 13 . 1 %   Northwest 10 943 11 ,461 4 .7 %   South Central 43 861 47 , 869 9 . 1 %   Southeast 50 131 54 881 9 .5%   \n Total 523,268 579, 843 10 .8%   \n* The \"Other\" category includes applicants whose permanent residence is either unknown or outside of the United States.  \n Law School Count by Volume Change Count   \n 1   \nIncrease 100% or more:  \nIncrease 50% to 99%:  \n2  \nIncrease 40% to 49%:  \n8  \nIncrease 30% to 39%:  \n13  \nIncrease 20% to 29%:  \n39  \nIncrease 10% to 19%:  \n58  \nIncrease 1 % to 9%:  \n45  \nNo Change:  \n6  \nDecrease of 1 % to 9%:  \n20  \nDecrease of 10% to 19%:  \n5  \nDecrease of 20% to 29%:  \n0  \nDecrease of 30% to 39%:  \n0  \nDecrease of 40% to 49%:  \n0  \nDecrease of 50% or greater:  \n0  \nTotal  \n197  \nCurrently there are 166 schools with an application volume increase, while 25 show a volume decrease, and 6 schools show no change in application volumes.  \nLast year at this time, we had 100% of the final applicant count and 100% of the final application count.  \nAll contents and materials ©2026 Law School Admission Council, Inc. All rights reserved.  \nUS Ethnicity, School Type, and Gender Identity  \nDate Range  \n10/1/2025 􀁎  \n8/27/2026 􀁎  \nThe following table is a breakdown of 2026 ABA applicants by racial/ ethnic groups and the percent change from last year. The table can be toggled between a single ethnicity per applicant or all ethnicities selected by each applicant. 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